2002, there were 37 infant deaths recorded in Tasmania (22 males and 15 females), an decrease of 3 from the 2001 total (40). As illustrated in the table below the number of infant deaths in Tasmania can fluctuate markedly from year to year.

INFANT DEATHS(a), Tasmania - 1998-2002

Unit

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Infant deaths

no.

Males

24

27

17

22

22

Females

10

19

16

18

15

Total

34

46

33

40

37

Infant mortality rate

rate(b)

Males

7.9

8.8

5.7

6.5

7.3

Females

3.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.0

Total

5.7

7.6

5.8

6.2

6.2

Age at death - males

no.

Under 1 day

5

8

5

5

11

1 day to under 1 week

7

6

5

3

4

1 week to under 4 weeks

3

4

5

4

-

4 weeks to under 1 year

9

9

-

10

6

Age at death - females

no.

Under 1 day

4

5

4

6

5

1 day to under 1 week

-

3

4

-

-

1 week to under 4 weeks

-

7

-

3

4

4 weeks to under 1 year

4

4

7

8

5

- nil or rounded to zero(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data. This means that the sum of the parts may not equal the total.(b) Per 1,000 live births.

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